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To buy things, crowd public shopping centers, clog up roadways, and in most importantly run up insane credit card bills. Yes thats right its CHRISTMAS TIME. Yet I wonder when Christmas became this retail nightmare. Its down right scary at times. I’ve worked several christmas shopping seasons in several different retail establishments and I’ve seen the crazyness and lunacy and horror done in the name of Christmas. Despite all this I hope everyone is getting along okay and getting those last minute presents wrapped up. Just a reminder to be safe when you are out and about and more importantly to be nice to those poor retail folks that often have to put up with a lot of nonsense during this time of the year.
Before I kick off this rant, I’d like to thank you guys for making End of the World a part of your Internet experience. I know we talk about it until we’re blue in the face, but in the last couple of months, we’ve seen some pretty decent growth, and can only hope to continue that trend. You guys rock! With the holiday season in full force, I’ve had a lack of energy or desire to do much, so if I miss a rant here and there, I apologize. Things have been hectic on my end.
I originally had the idea to do a rant about video games that I didn’t like. However, rants cannot be forced. And then inspiration hit me like a ton of bricks. Commercials. We all hate them, right? I know I do… However, some of them piss me off more than others…
Christmas, in my honest opinion, is the precursor to one of the most horrific displays of human nature. Now, I am not of the Christian faith (or any denomination thereof,) so I do not take part in the celebration of Christmas. That is my first reason. My second reason is the savage display of people who go ballistic over saving a few bucks over items that, in the long run, are inherently trivial. Trivial to what? Trivial, in contrast to the lives, and welfare of other human beings; putting the value of objects over the well-being of another person is just something I refuse to be a part of.
